Upload and download files

You can upload and download files to and from the appliance using the Web Administration Interface. For example, you can upload any required license files (see License keys), or download system information for Axway Support (see Get system information using the WAI). You can also download diagnostic files (for example, trace files) to a local machine; or download files (for example, upgrade packages) directly from the web to the appliance.

Note

There are restrictions on the locations where you can upload to and download from (for example, to avoid uploading a file to locations such as /etc/passwd). You can only upload and download from the following locations:

/opt/apigateway

/opt/upgrades

/opt/backups

/WAI_settings

You can upload and download to all subdirectories in these locations (for example, /opt/apigateway/conf/fed).

Upload to server

You can upload files to the appliance from the local machine on which your web browser runs. To upload files to the appliance server, click Upload and Download, and perform the following steps:

Click the Upload to server
tab.

In the Files to Upload
field, browse to the location of the files to upload.

In the File or directory to upload to
field, enter or browse to the directory on the appliance to upload the files to. Defaults to /opt/upgrades. Select the Create directory if needed
check box to create the specified directory if it does not already exist.

Select the user who owns the uploaded files in the Owned by user
field. Defaults to the administrator user.

Select the group who owns the uploaded files in the Owned by group
field.

To send an email on completion, select Yes, and enter an email address in the Send email when uploads are done
field.

Click the Upload
button to upload the selected files.

Download from server

To download files from the appliance server to your local machine, perform the following steps:

Click the Download from server
tab.

Enter or browse to the location of the file to download in the File to download
field.

If the file you are downloading can be rendered in the browser, select the Show in browser if possible
field to display it in the browser.

Click Download
to download the file.

Download from web

You can download files or web pages from HTTP or FTP URLs to the appliance server. The download can be started immediately, or scheduled for later. To download files from the web to the appliance, perform the following steps:

Click the Download from web
tab.

Enter the URLs to download from in the URLs to download
field.

In the File or directory to download to
field, enter or browse to the directory on the appliance to download the files to. Defaults to /opt/upgrades. Select the Create directory if needed
check box to create the specified directory if it does not already exist.

Select the user who owns the uploaded files in the Owned by user
field. Defaults to the administrator user.

Select the group who owns the uploaded files in the Owned by group
field.

In the Download mode
field, select Immediately, and show progress to download immediately, or select In background, at date and time and enter a date and time in the future.

To send an email on completion, select Yes, and enter an email address in the Send email when downloads are done
field.